Fossils and Related Concepts

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What are fossils?

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The preserved remains or traces of animals, plants, and other organisms from the past.

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What is fossilization?

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The process of a once living organism becoming a fossil.

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What is an organism?

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An individual living thing such as a plant or animal.

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What is an environment?

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All of the living or nonliving things that surround an organism.

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What is physical evidence?

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Evidence from the past that is left behind such as skeletal remains of animals or leaf impressions.